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1 Corinthians chapter 4, verse 16.

I urge you then be imitators of me.

And that's a simple verse.

At least to write, it's a really challenging verse to live.

To say.

And think about the audacity here, boldness.

For Paul to say to these Christians in Corinth,

I urge you to imitate me.

That's pretty bold, isn't it, to say to somebody else, do what I do. Live like I live.

Talk like I talk. Love like I love. I imitate me. And this isn't the only time that Paul will say this in 1st Corinthians, but this is the heart of disciple making.

This is the heart of gospel ministry.

This is the heart of loving others.

It's to live around others in such a way that if people are following you, they will be following

Jesus.

That if people are living like you're living, it will be good for them. Now, obviously,

obviously Paul was not perfect and none of us is perfect. So really only Jesus is worthy of our

imitation in this way. But that's kind of the point of when he says this in 1st Corinthians

chapter 11 verse 1. He says says be imitators of me as

I am of Christ. Paul is saying I'm following Christ and so follow my lead and we'll be

pressing in to Christ we'll becoming more and more like Christ and this is how we should live

and we've talked about this in previous verses because Paul sees himself as a spiritual parent

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